Legal Opinion
People v. Jensen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 12, 1988No. 87SA413PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOLLACK, Justice.
Marcel Ramo Jensen was charged by information with one count of sexual assault on a child. 1 The child’s mother and a social worker testified at the preliminary hearing, but the four year old child did not. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, the district court dismissed the charge, on the dual grounds that the prosecution did not introduce evidence by a perceiving witness and that section 13-26-129, 6A C.R.S. (1987), bars admission of hearsay of a child victim at a preliminary hearing when the child is available as a witness.
The prosecution appeals directly to this…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- People v. TreatSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Maestas v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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- Blevins v. TihonovichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
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